In this episode, Amy Wright, creator of The Big Family Home blog, talks openly about the shame she has battled in her dream to write and encourage other moms on their journey. Our conversation is a reminder that God doesn’t want us to live in shame or guilt. We are called, instead, to live in freedom; it is for freedom that Christ has set you free (Galatians 5:1).

Amy and I commiserate on how easily we fall into the belief that everyone else is “doing this better than me,” whether that’s motherhood or our dream. (By the way, this is a lie that’s intended to crush your spirit and your desire. Don’t let it!)

Hear why it’s so important to remember you’re not alone in the challenges related to your God-shaped dream and that the struggle itself doesn’t define you. God meets you there, frees you up, and if you’ll let us, we’ve got a tribe of listeners and dreamers over on Facebook who would love to cheer you on as you take scary step after scary step toward what the Lord has prepared in advance for you.

A bit more about Amy Wright:
Amy and her grade-school-crush-turned-husband have an amazing love story. They are the parents of six kids from tween to toddler, as well as one long-term exchange student who is 16. Amy grew up as an only child of divorced parents. Her dad suffered from addiction, and her mom worked long hours to provide for her daughter. Though Amy is grateful for her mom’s hard work, it’s been an uphill battle to learn how to be a good wife and care for a home, since it wasn’t modeled in her childhood. Today, God is using her childhood troubles for Amy’s good and has given her a passion to encourage other women in their journey of becoming the mother God made them to be.

You’ll find the show notes, links to her favorite resources, her blog post about the holidays, and all the ways to connect with Amy, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/103